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Crepidula fornicata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Slipper Shell
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Non-chordate Invertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry
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Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neotaenioglossa
Family:
Calyptraeidae
Genus:
Crepidula
Species:
Crepidula fornicata
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
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Crepidula fornicata
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